A little piece of local history is taking root in the Shetland Archives, with the handover of 30 years of minutes from the Althing.
The move opens up the chance for the public to read documents dating back to the Althing's creation in 1950.
For decades the documents have been kept in the home ... Read more...

I have voted Labour at every election since 1970, except in those when I chose the Scottish Socialist Party. On this occasion I won’t, for several reasons.
1. The performance of Shetland Labour Party since 2014. Labour in Shetland used to be an active and vocal party. Three years ago, however, ... Read more...

The “romantic” notion that Shetland is a classless society has been laid to rest by the release of a report highlighting a likely increase in in-work poverty, it has been claimed.
Findings contained in Shetland’s new Outcome Improvement Plan for the next four years show a steady rise in the... Read more...